See if your child can read these descriptions and decide which name goes with which cat.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

Circle the rhyming words in the poem, then color in the picture of the monkey jumping on the bed.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Got time to rhyme? Check out this fun rhyme scheme worksheet with two laughable limericks.

Make reading fun with this whale of a tale, "How the Whale Got His Throat," by Rudyard Kipling!

Introduce your child to a fascinating new animal, the Baird's tapir. This is just one of many endangered species around the world.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

Get mischievous during story time and read the story of "Rumpelstiltskin", abridged for your first grader.

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

Get to know some of the most famous larger-than-life characters from our traditional oral folklore with this tall tales worksheet!

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Stay on course in this puzzle by following only the tundra biome animals.

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

Get the best of the season, and write your own winter bucket list! This is a great exercise for helping kids set and keep goals.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

Your students will use their imaginations to gain understanding of inference, evidence, and schema with this activity. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the vocabulary in the Inferring With Pictures lesson plan.

Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.

Take an imaginary trip to a country that loves baseball, boxing and basketball. It's not America -- it's the Dominican Republic!

Put things in order from first to last! A big part of pre-reading comprehension is learning to put events in order.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

Get all the Tasmanian devil facts on this worksheet, from what they eat to how they got their name.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!